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Former U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence has criticised his former boss, President Donald Trump, over the claim that Ukraine started the war with Russia.
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European Union (EU) ambassadors has backed the 16th sanctions package on Russia, just days before the third anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Polish EU presidency announced on Wednesday. The measures set for formal adoption by foreign ministers, targeted captains and owners of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet vessels with murky ownership that were…
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Russia has expressed its readiness to support Iran in addressing issues related to its nuclear programme, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who spoke to Iranian news agency IRNA on Tuesday. Peskov emphasised that Moscow views its strong relationship with Iran as highly significant and aims to strengthen cooperation across all areas. “Iran support includes…
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A Russian court sentenced a man to 13 years in jail on treason charges for reaching out to a recruiter for the Ukrainian army, the FSB security service said Tuesday. Moscow has jailed dozens of Russians for allegedly collaborating with or supporting Kyiv's military since Russia launched its full-scale military offensive in February 2022. The…
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Russia condemns the West’s interference in the internal affairs of Serbia, Russian Foreign Minister said on Monday after hosting Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric in Moscow. “We condemn this practice and insist that the principles of non-interference in internal affairs be strictly observed by all, above all by our Western colleagues,’’ Lavrov said at a…
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The last year of war in Ukraine -- a conflict about to enter its fourth year -- was marked by billions in aid, Ukraine seizing Russian territory and Moscow using a new hypersonic missile. On February 16, US president Donald Trump said he could meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "very soon" to discuss ending the…
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European leaders are gathering on Monday for a special summit to discuss plans by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine. Leaders from Germany, Britain, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark are expected to attend the informal meeting in Paris. The meeting would hold alongside European Council President António Costa, European…
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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he could meet "very soon" with Vladimir Putin, adding he believes his Russian counterpart genuinely
15 Feb
Amid angry European reactions to US Vice President JD Vance's combative speech in Munich, Switzerland's president said on Saturday she shared many of the "liberal values" he expressed, seeing the speech as a "plea for direct democracy". Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference Thursday focussed on key themes of Trump's election campaign and was…
15 Feb
Russia on Saturday published images of a US man that its customs officers arrested a day earlier at a Moscow airport for allegedly travelling with gummy candy laced with cannabis derivatives. Russian media said a day earlier that a 28-year-old American was detained at Vnukovo airport after flying in from Istanbul. The arrest came after…
14 Feb
A Russian drone pierced a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine early Friday, causing damage but not releasing any radiation, officials said. Ukraine has repeatedly warned since Russia invaded that attacks and fighting near its nuclear power plants risk triggering a potential catastrophe. The Kremlin rejected that its…
14 Feb
Vice President JD Vance said Friday the United States was prepared to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Vance also sought to reassure European nations worried about being frozen out of talks on ending the nearly three-year-old conflict, saying "of course" they should…
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Top diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies will convene in South Africa on Thursday for a meeting dominated by a packed global agenda but overshadowed by a snub by the top US envoy. As a curtain-raiser to the G20 summit in November, the foreign ministers will gather for talks over two days, held…
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has debunked a media report claiming that 27 members are planning to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) to the opposition Labour Party (LP). The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mr. Stephen Ogundipe, debunked this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. Ogundipe described the…
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Equity markets turned negative on Thursday and gold hit a record high amid Federal Reserve concerns that US President Donald Trump's tariffs and immigration measures could reignite inflation. The losses come despite a second-straight record close on Wall Street and follow a recent rally as traders have rolled with the president's latest tariff salvos, betting…
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The Police Command in Lagos State have on Wednesday dismissed the viral video making the rounds on social media that three alleged kidnappers were caught in Lagos. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement in Lagos, said that the video was false, misleading and malicious. Hundeyin said that the video was meant to…
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Nigeria’s central bank CBN is expected to hold interest rates steady at 27.5% on Thursday, pausing its aggressive tightening cycle following a sharp decline in inflation, driven by a revision in data calculation methods. A Bloomberg poll of nine economists found that seven anticipate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will maintain the current rate…
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The Senate will begin a two-day public hearing on the four tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu to improve the nation’s tax administration. Chairman of Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Sani after a closed session with members of the committee said…
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The Adamawa State Government has dismissed social media reports claiming that Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has removed all District Heads and title holders across the state, labeling the information as a "mischievous misrepresentation." A spokesman to the governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, clarified that the directive was solely aimed at ensuring harmony within the traditional institution following…
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The immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, says allegations of a sudden discovery of a “cache of arms and ammunition” in his office are an attempt to tarnish his image. Obasa, a six-term lawmaker, made this known in a personally signed statement in Lagos on Thursday. He described the…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), on Thursday, issued a heat stress warning following a surge in temperatures across the country. NiMet posted a brief report on X, stating that as of Wednesday, February 19, maximum temperatures reached between 38 and 40 degrees Celsius. The agency noted that Yelwa recorded the highest at 40℃. According to…
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The 36 state governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), are meeting in Abuja to discuss tax reform and other national issues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting is chaired by the forum’s chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara. Governors from Oyo, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Lagos, Ogun, Abia,…